United States – Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced a landmark global Pay-1 licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive Pay-1 streaming home of Sony Pictures’ feature films worldwide, following their full theatrical and home entertainment runs.
The multi-year deal marks an industry first for Pay-1 distribution and will roll out gradually from later this year as territory rights become available, with full global availability expected in early 2029.
Netflix will also license select Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film and television library titles as part of the agreement.
The streamer already holds Pay-1 rights to Sony films in several territories, including the U.S., Germany, and Southeast Asia, where titles such as Uncharted, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, It Ends With Us, Anyone But You, and Venom: The Last Dance have performed strongly.
“Our members all over the world love movies and giving them exclusive access to Sony’s much loved films adds incredible value to their subscriptions,” said Lauren Smith, vice president of Licensing and Programming Strategy at Netflix.
Smith added, “Sony’s impressive slate of iconic film franchises like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and originals like Anyone But You have been popular with our U.S. audience and now we’re excited to expand that offering to our members all around the world.”
“Our partnership with Netflix has always been incredibly valuable,” said Paul Littmann, EVP of Global Distribution, Sony Pictures Television.
“This new Pay-1 deal takes that partnership to the next level and reinforces the enduring appeal of our theatrical releases to Netflix’s global audience. It also further underscores the strength of our independence and unique ability to create meaningful opportunities that benefit our creative stakeholders, consumers, and world-class partners,” Littman underscored.
Early titles set to stream under the new agreement include The Nightingale, starring Dakota and Elle Fanning; Sony Pictures Animation’s Buds; Nintendo’s live-action The Legend of Zelda; Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse; and Sam Mendes’ quartet of Beatles films.
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